Naomi Klein, Oliver Stone, Noam Chomsky, Susan Sarandon, Arundhati Roy, and 17 other human rights activists, intellectuals, and public figures on Wednesday sent a letter to the Brazilian government condemning the impeachment of the country's President Dilma Rousseff, and demanding that Brazil's senate "respect the October 2014 electoral process w...

China has reacted angrily after the wrong Chinese flag was raised by Rio officials for the second time at a medal ceremony.
Both the Chinese consul at the Olympics and his country's many citizens vented their irritation when a Chinese flag with wrongly aligned stars was raised at the women's volleyball.
The Olympic comm...

Brazilian emergency responders have a message for travelers arriving to the city just ahead of the 2016 Olympics: “Welcome to hell”.
The photo, shared across social media platforms, is generating concern over whether or not Brazil is ready to host the Olympic Games - exacerbated by ongoing trouble stemming from the&nb...

President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil has been suspended since May 12, awaiting her impeachment trial by the country’s Senate.
In the meantime, an interim government has been formed by her vice president Michel Temer.
The impeachment process against Ms Rousseff has been branded a coup by her allies, who have pointe...

The young motorcycle taxi driver approaches the girl he has had his eye on. “It’s my birthday, what are you going to give me?” She shakes his hand and wishes him many happy returns. “I was hoping for more,” he says. “That’s all you’re going to get,” she replies.
A mundane exchange, perh...

Rio de Janeiro’s governor declared a state of financial emergency Friday and requested federal funds to help fulfill obligations for public services during the Olympics that start Aug. 5.
Emergency measures are needed to avoid “a total collapse in public security, health, education, transport and environmental management,” a de...

It was the fifth consecutive quarter in which the economy has shrunk.
However, the figure was not as bad as the 0.8% contraction that had been predicted by economists.
As well as its worst recession in decades, Brazil is grappling with political crisis, following the removal from office of President Dilma Rousseff pending an impeachment trial.
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Two different protests, two different countries, but the same continent and the same cause: violence against women in “macho” Latin America.
Demonstrators in Brazil and Argentina will join rallies on Friday that highlight both the persistence of gender violence and a growing campaign to stop it.
Coincidental rather...

He vowed to form a federal police unit to deal with violence against women.
The girl, 16, believes she was doped after going to her boyfriend's house last Saturday and says she woke up in a different house, surrounded by 30 men.
Hundreds of protesters on Friday demanded an end to sexual violence.
The video of the attack was put on social media...

It said this would "not significantly alter" the spread of the virus, which is linked to serious birth defects.
In an open letter to the WHO, more than 100 leading scientists had said new findings about Zika made it "unethical" for the Games to go ahead.
They also said the global health body should revisit its Zika guidance.
The International ...